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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Orlando begins demolition of Pulse nightclub, site of 2016 mass shooting that killed 49

Demolition of Pulse nightclub began Wednesday, with a $12 million permanent memorial featuring a reflection pool scheduled for completion in fall 2027 to honor 49 victims of the 2016 mass shooting.
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

The Uncertain Future of Colombia's Museum of Memory

In 2011, the Colombian government ordered the creation of a national museum "to achieve the strengthening of the collective memory" around the decades-long armed conflict. That same year, it passed the Victims and Land Restitution Law aimed at providing victims with reparations and justice. More than just a curated collection of objects or artworks, the museum, scheduled to be inaugurated in 2018, was conceived as an archive of the violent civil war.
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